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- From: matthias@nsr.hp.com (Matthias Kamm)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.intel
- Subject: Re: Simple CPU Questions
- Date: 5 Jan 1993 17:08:56 GMT
- Organization: Hewlett Packard Santa Clara Site
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- Dennis O'Connor (doconnor@sedona.intel.com) wrote:
- :
- : ] 486-DX,486-SX,487-SX is the same die but they use difference bonding
- : ] and package.
- :
- : This hasn't been true for a while. The Intel486(tm) SX is a unique die.
- :
- That was my understanding too. I'm curious, though, how much of the die
- size was shaved off when moving from the 486DX -> 486SX. Does the cost
- savings really translate to what Intel is charging now relative to the
- DX, or are the prices purely market driven (i.e. is the 486SX locked to
- the AM386-40)?
-